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5 Tips to Avoid Emotional Eating When Stressed by Stress

Report from Wartakotalive.com reporter, Lilis Setyaningsih

TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Situation pandemic Covid-19 as it is today makes many people feel uncomfortable and anxious.

Parents for example, apart from working from home, they also assist their children to learn online. Meanwhile, single people can feel bored and lonely.

This condition is not impossible to trigger stress. In the end, for some people experience emotional eating, to stay away from healthy eating habits.

This habit is of course not good for the health of the body.

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Senior Director, Worldwide Nutrition Education and Training, Herbalife Nutrition, Susan Bowerman says the body’s natural response to stress make someone more “active” and alert.

However, he continued, when responding to stress it is continuously active, it can strain the immune system, making it more difficult for the body to ward off disease.

Though a good immune system depends on a diet rich in nutrients.

Ensuring that the body’s nutrition is fulfilled is one of the best defenses against disease, especially in facing times of uncertainty like today.

“Indeed, it is easier said than done. Because stress can also cause fatigue and depression. If so the easy escape is to eat. But now it’s a good idea to start thinking about changing fast and convenient eating patterns – often loaded with fat, salt and sugar – into healthy foods. And if you turn to caffeine to ward off fatigue, it can also backfire, by disrupting your sleep, “Susan told Wartakotalive.com.

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